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Rare 270-year-old book found in Charleston Library Society vault will be returned to college
by Jayadev P Hiremath 09 May '12

09 May '12

Rare 270-year-old book found in Charleston Library Society vault will be returned to college (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Archivist Trisha Kometer holds up a rare 1743 book at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week. - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Archivist Trisha Kometer holds up a rare 1743 book at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - A rare 1743 book is shown at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Pedestrians walk past the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. A rare 1743 book was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, but really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Archivist Trisha Kometer poses for a photo with a rare 1743 book in the vault at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> By Associated Press, Published: May 8 CHARLESTON, S.C. — A rare book almost 270 years old has been found in the vault of the oldest library in the South, but after all this time the library won’t be able to keep it. The 1743 tome, “Dissertation Upon Parties” by Henry St. John Lord Bolingbroke, was one of 800 volumes that planter and diplomat John Mackenzie donated to the College of Charleston in the 1700s. His library was housed at the Charleston Library Society, founded in 1748, until a proper library could be built at the fledgling college. But a devastating 1778 fire ripped through the Library Society and only 77 titles from the Mackenzie collection were thought to have survived. The 78th, the Bolingbroke book, was found as part of a multi-year search through the Library Society vaults to record the thousands of volumes it contains. After centuries, the book about political parties, with Mackenzie’s name embossed on it, will be returned to College of Charleston officials at a ceremony on Thursday. A check of the Internet showed that 15 copies of the Bolingbroke book remain in existence, mostly in academic libraries. The survival of that many copies of a book that’s almost 270 years old shows it was popular at the time. Library records show the society used to have two copies of the Bolingbroke book. Library archivist Trisha Kometer says the contents of its vaults, one of which is located behind an antique shop on Charleston’s King Street, remain unclear. “We have lists but because the library itself has been moved from place to place to place, the collections have been integrated, they have been pulled apart and a lot has gone on during the years,” she said, making it difficult to tell for sure. During the Civil War, for instance, the collection was moved from Charleston, which was bombarded throughout the war by union gunners, to the state capital of Columbia 120 miles inland. The recent search of the archives has already turned up several other gems that librarians didn’t know were there. They include two letters written by Alexander Hamilton and a unique third letter written by John Marshall, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, to South Carolinian Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, who helped draft the Constitution. “It was written the day that Thomas Jefferson was sworn in (as president),” Kometer said. “John Marshall was the one who actually swore him in. He started a letter to Charles Coatesworth Pinckney in the morning and then he took a break and came back at 4 o’clock to finish the letter and said I have just administered the oath.” Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article request
by Harish Y S 09 May '12

09 May '12

Dear sir one of our faculty member required Following journal articles, you are one of the co author to this article if available send this article to below address or email attachment. 1. Design Optimization of Rubber Engine-Mount Based on ANSYS Journal Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 143 - 144) Volume Electrical Information and Mechatronics and Applications Edited by Xudong Wang, Baoyu Xu and Shaobo Zhong Pages 480-484 DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.143-144.480 2. Vibration Control and Design of Vehicle Engine Mount Activated by Magnetorheological Fluid Journal Advanced Engineering Forum (Volumes 2 - 3) Volume Mechatronics and Information Technology Edited by Qingkai Han, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Chang-Hyun Oh and Zhong Luo Pages 1077-1081 DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.2-3.1077 -- Regards Harish Y S Librarian National Institute of Engineering, Manandavadi Road, Mysore-8, Mob - +919886384826 -- Regards Harish Y S Librarian National Institute of Engineering, Manandavadi Road, Mysore-8, Mob - +919886384826 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bronze cast of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Details request - reg.
by preedip balaji 09 May '12

09 May '12

Dear All, Do you know any bronze cast of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan? If so, kindly let us know the details, if possible with the sculptor contact and address. Thank you. Prof. A.R.D. Prasad (Convener - ICTK-2012) Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (I.S.I), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560 059, Karnataka INDIA Phone: +91-80-2848 2711 Fax : 91-80-2848 4265 E-mail ID: ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in ardprasad(a)gmail.com -- Kind regards,Preedip Balaji B. DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore - 560059 Ph: (80) 2848 3003 Ext: 494 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA in the UK
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 May '12

09 May '12

Friends: Both the Government and the academia in the UK are taking positive steps to bring all of UK science into open access. The UK Government has enlisted a celebrity like Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia fame to promote open access. But in India neither the Government (the Ministers of HRD and S&T, the Secretaries of the different science departments, chairman of the UGC) nor the leaders in the academic world (with a few exceptions) have shown any enthusiasm for mandating open access to publicly funded research. I wrote a short article in the North Indian editions of Indian Express: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cancel-the-subscription/946723/0. I give below a blog post from 'scienceintelligence' and a short writeup from Wired.UK. Best wishes. Arun From http://scienceintelligence.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/oa-free-gateway-to-uk-r… OA: free Gateway to UK Research The UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) recently released a report – titled ‘Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth’ – stating that all scientific research funded by British taxpayers will be made available online free of charge. The website, to be called ‘Gateway to Research’, will eventually incorporate research funded by other bodies, under the government’s plan. It has been observed that much of the high-energy physics research community currently uses a system of open access online publishing. The arxiv.org website, an online repository set up in 1991, offers almost all high-energy physics research for free. Despite this, established physics journals have reported no decrease in subscriptions. Janet Finch, former vice-chair ofKeele University,UK, has been assigned the responsibility to investigate how theUKmight set up something similar for all its taxpayer-funded science. She is expected to report in the first half of 2012 but, meanwhile, the UK Research Councils will be reminded that research papers from the work they fund should be made as widely available as possible. The announcement is reportedly part of a growing trend towards open access, following the success of the free journals PLoS One and Nature Scientific Reports. http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/innovation/docs/i/11-1387-innovation-a… http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/08/jimmy-wales-open-access-scie… Jimmy Wales: charging to access publicly-funded research makes 'no sense' By Olivia Solon 08 May 12 It makes "no sense" to charge the taxpaying public to access academic research that they funded in the first place, argues Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. Wales has been consulted by the government to help make all taxpayer-funded academic research in the UK available online. The initiative was announced last week by universities and science minister David Willetts. He will help the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the UK Research Councils to develop new ways to distribute research data and studies. Wales told Wired.co.uk in an interview: "Particularly in a time of austerity, it makes no sense to charge the public (through their taxes) to support research, and then to charge them again to read the very research that they paid for. The authors don't get paid, the reviewers don't get paid, and yet the traditional journals sell for a lot of money. A nice spot at the trough, if you can get it, but it's time for us to disrupt things." Wales was talking about major academic publishers including Elsevier, Springer and Wiley-Blackwell, which charge high subscription charges, which libraries and other publicly funded bodies are forced to buy in very large bundles for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As a result, the publishers have impressive profit margins -- Elsevier's was 36 percent (making £724m on revenues of £2bn in 2010). Despite the fact that most other publishing companies have found their business models severely disrupted by the internet, academic publishers' stranglehold on some of the most respected journal titles and tight subscription model has meant it has taken a while for the status quo to be challenged. However, critical momentum has been growing and a protest called The Cost of Knowledge has emerged, with more than 11,000 researchers putting their name to a petition against Elsevier. They can pledge to refrain from doing editorial work for any of Elsevier's journals, from publishing their studies through the company or even refereeing any studies published through the company. Since the launch of the site, The Wellcome Trust has announced plans to withhold funding unless researchers make their publications freely available. Wales argues that an open access scheme such as the PLoS ONE model could be adopted in the UK. He says that he's happy for traditional journal publishers to compete in an open market with open access journals. "The competition will force prices down and they'll be forced to justify their existence to paying customers," he added. Open access journals tend to require the author to pay to have an article published once it has been peer reviewed. If the articles qualify, authors are asked to pay a fee of around £1000 to £3000. The fee goes towards coordinating the peer review process and managing the website. Wales believes that with the push towards making publicly funded research open access, traditional journal publishers will "probably" still have a sustainable business model, but "at a much reduced level of profits". He added: "Electric lights didn't put candle makers out of business, after all. But they surely changed the way they think about their market." Despite all of the talk about disrupting business models, Wales is most interested in how open access models could improve science. He says: "We now have the possibility for millions of people to read and learn from academic publications directly, through the web, allowing a much richer global conversation about knowledge. If, in order to participate in a dialogue with historians, I have to have the resources of a well-funded university library at my disposal, and the time to go there, then I'm essentially excluded. But if their work is available for me to read for myself... how wonderful." One of Wales' first challenges is to advise research councils on the "Gateway to Research" initiative, a site that will link to publicly-funded UK research all over the web. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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State Level Conference
by Prince Agashe 08 May '12

08 May '12

Dear Sir / Madam, It gives me an immense pleasure to inform you that,*Samarth Mahavidyalaya, Lakhani , Distt. Bhandara (M. S.) *is organizing* *State Level Conference on* “Role of Academic Libraries in Knowledge Society” *should be held on October, 2012. Brochure will be send as early as possible. Conference Theme: *“Role of Academic Libraries in Knowledge Society”* The following sub themes have been identified but not limited to them for submitting the papers *Subthemes * Ø Impact of academic Libraries in Higher Education Ø Academic libraries in IT era. Ø Academic libraries at cross roads. Ø Role of Academic Libraries in knowledge society. *Who can Participate* Library and Information professionals working in academic institutions, R & D Centers, Corporate and Public Libraries. *Guidelines for authors * * * Research paper should be original work & not published earlier & based on the above theme and subthemes. It should be single spaced on A4 size paper with font size 12, New Times Roman . Name ,Designation, Email ID, communication address with Tel No. of authors/co-authors should be mentioned in the paper . Word limit for full text is about 2000-2500 & for abstract in about 150. Paper should be in MS word (with two hard copies and one CD) and send it on following address Last Date of Paper Submission is* August, 15, 2012.* *Dr. S.G. Poharkar Dr. D.R. Gabhane* Principal &Chief Convenor Librarian & Organising Secrtary State Level Conference (LIS)2012 State Level Conference (LIS)2012 Samarth Mahavidyalaya Lakhani Samarth Mahavidyalaya Lakhani Distt Bhandara(MS) Distt Bhandara (MS) *Dr. Prince Agashe, Librarian, MSS Institute of Social Work, NAGPUR- 10. (m) 8007391295* *Dr. Prince Agashe* *Librarian* *Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work* *Bajaj Nagar, NAGPUR - 10. INDIA* *Email : princeagashe(a)gmail.com* *(M) 8007391295 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online survey on social software usage by LIS professionals in India
by Kshirod 08 May '12

08 May '12

Respected All, I am working on the theme "Knowledge Management and Sharing in Libraries". I would like to invite you to participate in survey which will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. All data entered will be kept confidential, strictly be used for my research. To participate in this survey click on the link: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=socialsoftware Please feel free to share above link to your colleagues working with other Institutes / Companies which will help me to get good response. Thank you very much for participating in this survey. Your time and effort will be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to get good response. Thanks and Regards -- Kshirod Das National Institute of Technology Rourkela-769 008, Orissa kdas(a)nitrkl.ac.in daskshirod(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter May 2012 issue
by HRMohan 08 May '12

08 May '12

Dear all, The May 2012 issue of CSI eNewsletter can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2012-05-01.pdf [1] and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter [2] For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm [3] or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives [4] You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman -- eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ [5] Contents ======= -- Internet Hall of Fame -- Machine Learning Lectures by Professor Andrew Ng, Stanford CS Dept -- Multilingualism and the Internet -- Protection Against The Advanced Persistent Threat -- Data Classification; a scalable approach to managing sensitive data -- Unified Storage For Dummies: Oracle Special Edition -- ERCIM News -- Video: All your devices can be hacked -- Securing Data in the Cloud--10 Critical Questions to Ask Your Cloud Provider -- Insight Guide: Commercial Business Insurance -- 2012 web security report -- Demystifying social media -- Can India lead the mobile-Internet revolution -- Competing through data -- Cloud Benefits 101: What's In It for You? -- 10 critical ERP upgrade mistakes -- Five cloud-based PM tools to suit a wide range of projects -- 10 ways to look your best on social media -- Fraud alert: Phishing -- the latest tactics and potential business impacts 2012 -- Young Innovators Competition -- Video: Robots that fly ... and cooperate -- Open Government Platform - OGPL -- Video: PowerPoint presentations How Not To Make -- How To Succeed As An Executive -- Announcements -- ICT Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Telecom, Govt, Policy, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Drupal - The Guide To Planning and Building Websites (Wiley India) -- Book: QC 10, QTP 10 and Automation Framework - Automating Automation (TMH) -- Book: Software Engineering (Pearson) -- Book Summary: The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results -- Book Summary: Growth or Bust!: Proven Turnaround Strategies to Grow Your Business -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter InfoQuiz-2012-05-01 (NINE Prizes to Win) ============================== FOUR Prizes of Rs. 500/- each, THREE books, TWO free one month access to Business Book Summaries) 1. "Software gets twice as slow every eighteen months" is known as ------ Law. 2. Bangalore is the first city to get the 4G services in India. State True or False 3. Google : Google Drive = Microsoft : ------ 4. ------ beat Nokia to the top position in the global handset market in the first quarter of 2012. 5. ------ became the first Indian IT company to cross the $10 billion (revenue) milestone. Email your answers by 31st May 2012 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com [6] with subject "infoquiz-2012-05-01". Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are NINE prizes to win. TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com [7]) and TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by VictoryMind Educare Services. THREE prizes will be in the form of books which are briefly reviewed in this edition of the newsletter. They are being offered by Wiley India Pvt. Ltd (www.wileyindia.com [8]), Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd (www.tmhshop.com/ [9]) and Pearson Education (http://www.pearsoned.co.in [10]) . Other TWO prizes are free one month access to Business Book Summaries from EBSCO Publishing (www.bizsum.com [11]). Answers along with the winners' info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2012-04-01 ============================== = Google, Niklaus Wirth, Alan M Tturing, Lady Gaga, D is for Digital Rs. 500/= from SRA Systems: Ms. Nitu Sahoo (Bhopal) & Mr. Ashok Singh Chauhan (Kasganj, UP) Rs. 500/= from VictoryMind Edu Services: Mr. Prashant Khisty (Mumbai) & Mr. M. Divakar Raj (Coimbatore) Book from Wiley India Pvt. Ltd: Ms. Umarani Yalavarthi (Bangalore) Book from Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd: Sivaraj Ambat (Bahadurpally) Book from Pearson Education: Mr. C. Sudalaimani (Trivandrum) Free access to "Business Book Summaries" for one month from www.bizsum.com [12] / Ebsco Publishing: Mr. M. 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article request
by Biju Varghese 07 May '12

07 May '12

Dear friends, Send me the below article if you have this one. Its urgently needed to one of the research scholar. Title :*Effect** **of** **plumbagin** **free** **alcohol** **extract** **of* * **Plumbago** **zeylanica** **Linn.** **root** **on** **reproductive** ** system** **of** **female** **Wistar** **rats.* Authors: *Sandeep** **G* <../pubmed?term=>, *Dheeraj** **A*<../pubmed?term=> , *Sharma** **NK* <../pubmed?term=>, *Jhade** **D* <../pubmed?term=>, * Bharti** **A* <../pubmed?term=>. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (2011), 4, (12), 978-984. ** -- Biju V V Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala Ph: +919446143971 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Post Graduate Trainee
by Kiran Khamitkar 07 May '12

07 May '12

Dear Professionals, Applications are invited from post graduates who are highly motivated to pursue their career for the following position:Library Trainee Positions: 3 Qualification: Post-graduate in Library & Information Science (M. Lib. Sc.) with basic degree in Science (preferable). Students who have appeared for final exam and awaiting results may also apply. Additional Qualification: Basic Knowledge of computer and preferably working knowledge of any library software and open source software. It is also desirable that the individuals are familiar with the preservation and conservation procedure of the library materials. Age limit: Below 25 years Tenure of position: Two years Emoluments: Rs.16000/- per month (inclusive of all) in the 1st year and Rs.17000/- per month (inclusive of all) in the 2nd year. Place of posting:Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bangalore For more details: http://www.iiap.res.in/files/Library%20Trainee.pdf -- Thanks with Regards, Kiran S Khamitkar, Library Trainee, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2nd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore- 560 034 M. No. +919743156689 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission Notification TISS : PG Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management 2012-13
by Satish Kanamadi 07 May '12

07 May '12

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is happy to announce admissions to the programme "Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management" for the year 2012-13. This cutting edge, one year dual mode programme uses contact classes for on campus and Moodle e-learning platform for its off-campus sessions.It is aimed at creating trained manpower to handle digital libraries and electronic resources. There is a burgeoning need for trained librarians in the light of national priorities like National Mission on Education through Information and Communication technology (NME-ICT) and National Knowledge Commission (NKC).This programme will equip librarians with skills of digital library and information management to play a bigger role in their organizations. The salient features of this programme are well crafted curriculum, sound theory and experiential learning unique to TISS Last date for submission of application is 29th June 2012 Please visit the following websites for prospectus and application form. http://www.tiss.edu/announcement/short-term-programmes-2012-13/admissions-t… http://library.tiss.edu/pgdlim.html We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanking you, Prof.Muttayya Koganuramath Centre for Library and Information Management Studies SDTM Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences Deonar MUMBAI -400088 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Satish Kanamadi PhD Deputy Librarian Tata Institute of Social Sciences V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI -400088 INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu ; kanamadi(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help your students become better searchers
by Jayadev P Hiremath 07 May '12

07 May '12

Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners. With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training. http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.html Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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7 Words or Phrases to Never Say or Write Again
by Jayadev P Hiremath 07 May '12

07 May '12

By Roy Tennant <http://www.thedigitalshift.com/author/rtennant/> We all have our pet peeves, so here are some of mine, many of which were sparked by ideas from the Twitterverse (attributions below), so . These are words that in our opinion long ago outlived their usefulness, especially in a digital library realm, but that we still can’t seem to shake: - *OPAC* — Some days I think I will die a happy man *if I never, ever hear this again*. The shelf life of this pronounceable acronym should have been somewhere on the order of 3 years — instead, we’ve been saddled with it *for 30*. Why? I have no idea. It was ridiculous to begin with. Let me break it down for you. OPAC stands for Online *Public Access*Catalog. Why, pray tell, the “public access” bit? Because in the very earliest days, most automation systems in libraries were back room affairs. They simply automated the check out process, but they weren’t initially designed for the public to see or use. So when we decided to expose it to the public, the words “public access” were added. Brilliant. So now, some 30 years later, librarians *still* say “OPAC” as if that has any rational meaning to anyone presently living. So STOP already. - *Webmaster* — There are so many synonyms for managing a web site I hardly know where to begin, but this one seems to me to be the most prevalent. The only good part of this to me is that it prevents me from seeing such atrocities as *Webwizard*. It’s Web Manager, people, or something similar. You aren’t what most definitions of “master” mean, *nor do you wield magic*, you have a set of technical skills that are well between your average reference desk librarian and your hard-core coder. Get over yourself. - *E-Reading* — Yes, this monstrosity is out there<http://www.google.com/search?q=ereading>. It’s *reading*, people. Who cares what device, printed volume, street sign, codex, or disk <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc> you are performing this act upon. You are *reading* — making sense of symbols, whether they are chiseled into a tablet or lit up by the latest e-paper technology. - *Bibliographic Instruction* — I mean really. Who on this planet would rush to take part in *bibliographic instruction*. “Oh, wait, me! Pick me!” And this is from someone who did his fair share of this at one point in his career. I guess I know how deadly it can be. Don’t ever let this leave your lips around real humans, or prepare to be a pariah<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcast>. By the way, three different people nominated this on Twitter. I think it’s time to put it away for good. - *Library 2.0* — At the risk of sparking a religious war, I (and at least two of my Twitter followers) nominate this term for the dustbin of history, never to be seen again. Believe me, I get the motivation. I subscribed to *Business 2.0* before it met an untimely demise in the wake of the dotcom crash. I understand it is meant to signal a different way of doing things. From that aspect, it speaks to me, since I’ve been advocating a different way of doing things since oh, let me see, *the last 35 years*. But “Library 2.0″ never really spoke to me, and I found myself bristling at the idea that libraries were unchanging institutions before the Library 2.0 crowd came along. Well, let me take you back to the early 1980s — before the Internet, even before personal computers. Libraries have been changing *a lot*. I know, since I’ve lived it. But then I guess the Young Turks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks>always need to revolt against the *status quo*. You won’t find me manning the parapets of the *status quo*, but you might find me arguing with the terminology of those attacking said parapets. - *Copy cataloging* — I know that this has stood us in good stead for many years, but they were *pre-Internet* years. Of course we needed to put a copy of a record in our local systems. But with the Internet, libraries are increasingly questioning the need to *have* a local system. Why have the headaches? Just identify what you have in some catalog in the sky and get on with it. At least that’s what I would do. - *Cybrarian* — I’m shocked to have this here, but since at least two people nominated it, it must still have some kind of life. What a ridiculous term. I remember from the early days of the Internet, where someone at UC Berkeley took on the moniker of “CyberBear”. I mean, puhleeeze. *Shoot me now*. So say it with me, “We solemnly swear to never let these words or phrases escape our lips or typing fingers for as long as we shall live.” There. Now it wasn’t all that difficult, was it? ------------------------------------------ Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Columbia Library Columns/Bates College Digital Library
by Jayadev P Hiremath 05 May '12

05 May '12

Columbia Library Columns http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/indiv/rbml/digitalcollection… Most institutions keep records of their various activities, and university libraries are no different. Columbia University's Library published its in- house "Columbia Library Columns" from 1951 to 1996. Over the years it was edited by several people, including Kenneth A. Lohf, Jean Ashton, and Michael Stoller. This remarkable archive brings together the entire run; all told, it includes 135 issues and 6,900 pages. Visitors can browse the table of contents, peruse a list of all the volumes, and also perform a detailed keyword search. The Selected Articles of Interest collection brings together some of the most compelling offerings, such as "The John Jay Papers," "Instructing Women: Conduct Books in the Plimpton Library," and a rather intriguing piece from 1978 titled "The Library of the Future Has Books." Bates College Digital Library http://digilib.bates.edu/cgi-bin/library.cgi Bates College in Lewiston, Maine has created this site to provide access to some of the holdings in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Appropriately enough, the library holds the papers of Muskie, who served as the governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, and then as one of the United States senators from the state from 1959 to 1980. One of the collections here consists of more than 400 interviews with individuals who knew, affected, or were affected by Senator Muskie. Visitors to the site can browse each interview, and in many cases, the interviews include an audio recording, a transcript and a summary sheet. Interested parties can search for particular words in each transcript and browse by interviewer, interviewee, and interviewer number. In addition, the site includes access to some of the 10,000 historic photographs of Bates College. This section of the site documents the life of the institution from 1875 to the present day, and users can search for photographs of classroom activities, clubs, dorm life, and theater. ------------------------------------------------- Warm regards. Jayadev P. Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop
by Pradip Das 05 May '12

05 May '12

*Dear Professionals* * It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies ( NMIMS**), Shirpur Campus (MS) is organizing a two day’s National Workshop on “Web Technology and Skill Development for LIS Professionals **”* * * * Resources Persons:* * * *·* Dr. Mahendra Jadhav, Dy.Librarian, IIT Chennai *·* Dr. Shubhada Nagarkar, Asst.Prof.DLIS, Pune University, Pune *·* Prof. Charu Dubey NMIMS Mumbai *·* Ms. Swati Limaye, British Council, Pune *·* Two Resource Persons from Corporate *Venue:** * *SVKM’s NMIMS,* * Learning Resource Centre (Central Library)* *Mukesh Patel Technology Park, * *Shirpur Campus, Dist- Dhule (MS), * * **Workshop Dates **: – 1st – 2nd June 2012 * * * *No. of Participants:** – 60 only (on first come first serve basis.)* * **Last date for Registration: -** 25th May 2012* * **For more details Pl go through the attached PDF* *Thanks * Contact Person: Ravindra M. Mendhe Deputy Librarian, & organizing secretary y SVKM's NMIMS ( Deemed to be University Mumbai) Mukesh Patel Technology Park Shirpur Campus, Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai - Agra Road, Shirpur, Dist- Dhule- 425 405, MS, India Tel: 02563 -286545 , 9403503789 email: ravindra.mendhe(a)nmims.edu, , ravindramendhe@ <ravindramendhe@g> gmail.com Blog: www.ravindramendhe.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Permissible number of lose books after stock verification
by silent listener 05 May '12

05 May '12

Dear fellow professionals, I would like to know is there any rule which help the Librarian against book lose.We have conducted stock verification in our self financing Engineering College Library and found some books missing.The management demand us to impose a common fine from students or to collect the compensation from library staff. I would be greatful if I get expertise regarding the matter so that I can claim the management regarding the rule. Waiting for your valuable comments. JOSEPH ZACHARIA +91 9947997767 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BOOK MISSING-GOVT. ORDERS-REG
by Sunny Joseph 04 May '12

04 May '12

Dear Friend, There are existing rules in Government for dealing with missing books from libraries. As per General Financial Rules of Govt. of India, missing of five books out of 1000 books issued/consulted in a year may be taken as reasonable loss from a library which can be written off. Similar rules also exist in Kerala Government., 0.5% of annual issue/reference can be written off in case of loss. But your case is self financing college where Govt. Rules do not apply and the decision of management shall be final. If the management opt for recovering the loss from students, is it good for library staff ??? SUNNY JOSEPH, LIBRARIAN GOVT.INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN EDUCATION,THRISSUR. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: NCWCM-2012, Tumkur University
by Rupesh Kumar 04 May '12

04 May '12

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science and Centre for Education and Research, Tumkur University will be organizing National Conference on Web Content Management: Challenges and Strategies on 27th July 2012. Here are the details of the Conference. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT (NCWCM): CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES, 27th July 2012 Tumkur University Tumkur University was started in the year 2004 to address the needs of students in higher education in Tumkur district. The University has been recognized u/s 2(f) and 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956. For more information about Tumkur University, log on to www.tumkuruniversity.in Centre for Education and Research The Centre for Education and Research has been established with the vision of evolving into an inter-institutional platform for research on issues relating to philosophy of education, culture and cognition. Dept. of Studies & Research in Library & Information Science, Tumkur University Department of Studies and Research in Library & Information Science was established in 2005 with the objective of imparting high and sustainable quality education in Library & Information Science with competence in meeting the challenges of the knowledge society. About the Conference The Conference will provide a platform to discuss and deliberate on the transformation of the Web as the dynamic landscape for content creation and sharing. It aims to equip the information professionals with skills and strategies essential for managing the dynamic web content. Main Theme “Web Content Management: Challenges and Strategies” Sub Themes (including but not limited to the following) * Web Content Management Fundamentals * Markup Languages * Web Authoring * Web Administration * Web Security * Metadata: Creation and Harvesting * Web Content Evaluation * Web User Interface * Economics of Web Content Management Who can Participate Librarians, Information professionals, teachers, research scholars and students of Library and Information Science, web designers, web developers and programmers, computer scientists and other enthusiasts. Call for Papers Contributors can send their papers on any of the sub themes or any other theme relevant to the main theme of the conference. Papers should be in Times New Roman Font, 1.5 line spacing and 1 inch margin all around the page. Tables and Figures should be clearly labeled. Please follow APA style for references. Abstracts and full papers should be transmitted by email at ncwcm2012(a)gmail.com. The papers will be reviewed by a committee of experts which takes final decision on its inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. The papers selected by the committee will be published in the conference proceedings with ISBN. Important Dates Last Date for Submission of Abstract 20-05-2012 Last Date for Submission of full paper 31-05-2012 Final Notification of Acceptance of paper 15-07-2012 Conference Date 27-07-2012 Venue Sir M. Visvesvaraya Auditorium Tumkur University, Tumkur Registration Fee Working Professionals Rs. 500-00 Research Scholars Rs.300-00 Students Rs.200-00 DD may be drawn in favour of The Finance Officer Tumkur University, Tumkur Payable at Tumkur With regards, RUPESH KUMAR A Organizing Secretary, NCWCM-2012 Assistant Professor Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science Tumkur University, Tumkur 572 103 INDIA Web: www.tumkuruniversity.in email: rupesh(a)tumkuruniversity.in Reach Us on: Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tumkur-University/271758142866227> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/@tumuniversity> | Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/TumkurUniversity> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tumkur-university/42/494/373> | Google+ <https://plus.google.com/101418522331594917869/posts> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library train captivates kids
by Jayadev P Hiremath 04 May '12

04 May '12

HATLEY -- Children visiting the Hatley branch of the Marathon County Public Library have been captivated by the library's latest addition. An electric Thomas the Train set now hovers high above the heads of library patrons. The train, a donation to the library from an anonymous donor, runs on a circular rail suspended from the ceiling. Library assistant Karen Johnson said the train is a big hit. "The kids absolutely love it. So do the parents," she said. Alyiah Taylor-Medina, 5, of Weston stood transfixed as she watched the train go around during one of her weekly visits to the library. Aliyah typically spends several days a week in Hatley where her uncle, Jeremiah Taylor, 32, of Hatley brings her to story hour every Tuesday morning. "I love the library," Alyiah said. "I love the stuffed animals and all the stories and the train, too." Johnson said the library asked community members, through a newsletter early last year, to consider donating a train for the children's section. When presented with the train set in May, she said she was pleasantly surprised by the gift. "I wasn't expecting anything quite so nice. This is quite a valuable train," Johnson said. Three additional anonymous donors stepped forward to donate the time and talent necessary to build a track, which includes mountains and a tunnel. Johnson's husband, Glenn Johnson, also of Hatley, designed the suspension system to hang the train from the ceiling, well out of harm's way. The train, which moves forward and backward at varying speeds, is operated by a switch that is out of the children's reach but easily accessible for most parents. Johnson said the library constantly searches for ways to capture children's interest, and the train was a perfect way to do just that. "The train brings the kids in and keeps them quiet, too," Johnson said. "It's mesmerizing." http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20120504/WDH100201/205040323/Libra… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Trainings
by kesang 04 May '12

04 May '12

Please visit www.sdc.gov.in for SAARC sponsored trainings.Please note that this training is meant for young library professionals with three to four years of working experiences in automated libraries. For more information please log on the aforementioned website. Regards, Kesang Dechen Dy. Director SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) NISCAIR Building 14 Satsang Vihar Marg New Delhi - 110067 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher course in LIS
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 03 May '12

03 May '12

Dear Professionals The Academic staff College of Kerala University is conducting refresher course in LIS from !6th May-6th June.. Interested candidates may visit the website Keralauniversity.ac.in/ugcasc. Applications to be submitted before 12th of May. Thank you Dr.A.Gopikuttan Associate Professor and Chairman BOS Dept of Library and Information Science University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram-34 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post the comment
by manoj kumar 03 May '12

03 May '12

Let's congratulate to Dr. Rajesh Kumar. He has selected Librarian of IIM Rohtak Wish him all the best. Manoj Kumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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J-Gate Newsletter May 2012 Issue
by Ratnakar Aspari 03 May '12

03 May '12

Dear Moderator: Kindly circulate the following on Lis-Forum Ratnakar Informatics India, New Delhi Mobile: 9891390300 Dear Professional, Just released May issue of J-Gate Newsletter carries Editor's Desk : Boolean Search Model An article on State of Archives in India which reviews and presents the essence of three recent newspaper articles on archives Online quiz with attractive gift for 3 winners, Winner of April 2012 ONLINE QUIZ Rahul Vylan An animated search tips for finding journals and browsing TOC of Journals – by Publisher Working out Percentages and Random Number Generation in Researchers’ Corner Changes to e-journals, Forthcoming events/conferences and Latest news on developments in the areas of journals, technology, etc. Please click the link below to access http://informindia.co.in/iil_newsletter.asp -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National conference on Scientometrics
by Sampath Kumar 03 May '12

03 May '12

Dear Professional colleagues I am pleased to inform you that the Department of Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur in association with “INSTITUTE OF SCIENTOMETRICS”is organizing a national level conference on “Scientometrics” on 7th September 2012. TUMKUR UNIVERSITY Tumkur University was established during the year 2004 as a separate entity to cater to the needs of thousands of young aspirants of higher education in Tumkur region. The University blossomed in the era of globalization in which economies of the world were being transformed from their original closed self sustaining structure to the globalized context, where they could expose themselves to the competitive world. THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE The Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science was established in 2005. It offers a postgraduate course in Library and Information Science. Students get exposure to theoretical and practical aspects of scientific management of library and information centers with a special reference to Information Communication Technology. INSTITUTE OF SCIENTOMETRICS It is a global interdisciplinary virtual research Institute in the field of Scientometrics and Informetrics established on 27-3-2011. THE CONFERENCE Theme of the Conference: Scientometrics Sub-themes: • Emerging issues in Scientometrics / Informetrics /Webometrics and applications in LIS activities • Bibliometrics Laws • Citation analysis • Collaborative studies in Science and Technology • Obsolescence studies • Scientometric Portraits • Trends in web citations, web decay and Internet archives etc. CALL FOR PAPERS Contributors can send their research papers on any of the sub-themes or any other theme relevant to the main theme of the Conference. Papers should be sent to sampathkumar(a)tumkuruniversity.in on or before 31st July 2012. PARTICIPANTS The Conference is primarily meant for Library and Information Science professionals, teachers, research scholars and students. GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION Papers will be considered for publication and/or presentation provided they are submitted according to the guidelines for paper submission. The paper should be adhered to the following guidelines: • Papers should be typed in MS Word and texts should be typed in “Cambria” with font size 12 and double-spaced. • Headings and subheadings must be in bold font, justified left side. • Title should be followed by name, affiliation and address of the author(s) • An abstract not more than 250 words should be supplied with the paper. Four to five keywords must be given after the abstract. • Size of the paper to be kept within 5000 words. All papers must be accompanied by one passport size color photograph with a brief CV of author(s). • Tables and graphs should be clearly labeled (e.g. Table-1, Figure-1) • The references should be provided in accordance with APA style. REGISTRATION FEE Working Professionals : Rs. 500/- Research scholars and Students : Rs. 300/- DD may be drawn in favor of “Finance Officer, payable at the SBM, Siddaganga Branch, Tumkur”. Please send your duly filled registration form along with the registration fees to the: Organisng Secretary, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University Tumkur-572103, Karnataka. For further details you may contact: Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar Organising Secretary Department of Studies & Research in Library and Information Science Dr V.S. Acharya Memorial Block Tumkur University, Tumkur – 572103. Karnataka e-mail: sampathbt_2001(a)rediffmail.com Ph: 094483 20187 ================================= Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar Associate Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science TUMKUR UNIVERSITY, Tumkur, Karnataka, INDIA www.freewebs.com/sampathkumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC appreciates UGC decision
by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi 02 May '12

02 May '12

IASLIC (Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) welcomes and appreciates the following decision of UGC for Submission of NET Application in Off-Line Mode. We express our heartfelt thanks to UGC for issuing such an important order to help LIS students. “Due to unprecedented increase in the number of candidates willing to apply during the last days of online registration for the ensuing NET examination scheduled to be held on 24th June, 2012, it has been observed that the students are facing difficulty in submitting online application. In order to overcome this problem and keeping in view the paucity of time, UGC has decided that such candidates, who have paid the prescribed fee through Bank Challan by the due date, i.e., 2nd May, 2012 and are not able to submit their application online, may now apply in offline mode. They are, therefore, advised to download the Application Form (to be filled in duplicate), Admission Card and Attendance Slip from www.ugcnetonline.in and also from www.ugc.ac.in. The last date for submitting the hard copies of duly filled in applications along with original fee receipt & attested copies of category certificate(s), has now been extended up to May 10, 2012. NOTE: It may be noted that all such candidates who have already registered themselves successfully in online mode and have submitted the hard copies of the application to the chosen centre NEED NOT APPLY AGAIN THROUGH OFFLINE MODE.” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OFFLINE APPLICATION FORM http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/offline_application_form-net.pdf ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, panigrahipk11(a)gmail.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. --- On Wed, 2/5/12, Pardeep Rai <raipardeep(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Pardeep Rai <raipardeep(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Online Traffic Jam in UGC Website To: "Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi" <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, "Ratheesh K" <ratheeshk1980(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, 2 May, 2012, 11:57 AM Today UGC have given the option of off-line form. On 1 May 2012 12:04, Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> wrote: It is really a tremendous problems for the applicants. On an average an applicant needed to spend minimum 4-5 hrs. I know a few of our students have spent about 10 hrs (night 12 to 10 am ) for the purpose. Just you think amount of time spent by applicants as a whole. UGC must take appropriate decisions. If possible a slower system should be replaced by a capable faster system. regards ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, panigrahipk11(a)gmail.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. --- On Mon, 30/4/12, Ratheesh K <ratheeshk1980(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Ratheesh K <ratheeshk1980(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Online Traffic Jam in UGC Website To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Monday, 30 April, 2012, 11:06 AM Dear Friends, Many UGC Aspirants complaints about the non availability of ugcnetonline website for the submission of NET applications...I think it is due to the under performance and over load (or non performance)of UGC's server at Delhi...As per the latest statistics more than 10 lakhs candidates are appearing for the NET June 2012 in different subjects...I am very sorry to tell that UGC is not ready to consider the grievances of the aspirants , they extent the last date for online submissions for just two days....is it enough ? .....many of my friends are tried to submit the application on late night and early morning but failed... The very interesting thing is that Qualifying UGC NET is more easy compared to the submission of NET online submission... I request, who have access to UGC head qtrs should try to extend the date at least up to 5th May . Regards Ratheesh.K University Library Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi-22,Kerala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: Project Information Literacy's Latest Research Report
by Dr. Indira Koneru 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear Professionals, here is the latest research report from Project Information Literacy (based in the University of Washington's Information School). Indira -------------------- Dr. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500082 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: pilstudy(a)u.washington.edu Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:16:26 -0800 (PST) We are pleased to let you know that Project Information Literacy's latest research report was released today. In "Lessons Learned: How College Students Find Information in the Digital Age," we present findings from our student survey, administered last spring to students (n=2,318) enrolled at six U.S. college campuses (42 pages, PDF, 3 MB). We were struck by what we found. We hope that our findings will help inform educators, such as yourself, about today's college students and how they look for information and conduct research for course-related work and in their everyday lives. Finally, a few thanks are in order for this year's work. We thank ProQuest for their generous support of our research this past year and the MacArthur Foundation for contributing funds to make the current year's ongoing research possible. And we thank you for your interest, support, and collaboration. ! All our best, - Alison and Mike -- Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael Eisenberg, Ph.D. ______________________________ Co-Directors and Co-Principal Investigators Project Information Literacy The Information School | University of Washington Seattle, Washington (707) 939-6941 ajhead1(a)u.washington.edu mbe(a)u.washington.edu _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Patents
by Ratnakar Aspari 02 May '12

02 May '12

I will be thankful if the following is circulated on Lis-Forum A. RatnakarNew Delhi9891390300 'Frontline' magazine dated April 21 - May 4, 2012 has published following interesting articles about Patents covering different issues concerning India. 1 Patent to Plunder India's efforts to produce and supply life-saving drugs at affordable prices face challenges from multinational companies trying to "evergreen" their patents. p - 4 Amit Sengupta 2 A big step forward That this is the first time a compulsory licence has been granted in India is in itself important p-10 C.P. Chandrasekhar 3 Patents and the law The implementation of Patients Act, as last amended in 2005, raises significant issues of immediate concern in patents across the world. p - 13 V. Venkatesan. 4 A welcome first Industry reacts with caution to the grant of a compulsory licence to Natco, but cancer patients welcome it and hope for many more. p - 16 T.K. Rajalakshmi 5 Western warning India is coming under increasing pressure from thr U.S. and the European Union for the strict patentability criteria it applies for medicines. p - 18 R. Ramachandran 6 Question of efficacy The country is clearly shaping its legislation to promote access to medicines by fostering generic production. p - 22 Leena Mehghaney 7 The current patent system is deeply flawed. p - 26 Interview with Shamnad Basheer, Intellectual Propery Law Professor National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. For more details click on http://www.frontline.in/fl2908/fl290800.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Blog Post on Open Access India
by Sridhar Gutam 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear All You may like to see my Blog Post made by me on Australian Science. Open Access India: Movement for Making Public Funded Research Open | Australian Science http://goo.gl/e7Nav Thanks Sridhar __________________________________________________________ Sridhar Gutam PhD, ARS, Patent Laws (NALSAR), IP & Biotech. (WIPO) Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology) Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture <http://www.cishlko.org> Rehmankhera, Kakori Post Lucknow 227107, Uttar Pradesh, India Phone: +91-522-2841022/23/24; Fax: +91-522-2841025 Mobile:+91-9005760036/8005346136 Publications: http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/ <https://www.facebook.com/gutamsridhar> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/sridhargutam> <http://twitter.com/gutam2000><http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/rss.html> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About UGC-NET
by Manas Samanta&&মানস সামন্ত 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear All It is very good news that UGC started OFF LINE mode of application for NET June 2012. The Information given in the UGC Website, See below the Information. *SUBMISSION OF NET APPLICATION IN OFF-LINE MODE* Due to unprecedented increase in the number of candidates willing to apply during the last days of online registration for the ensuing NET examination scheduled to be held on 24th June, 2012, it has been observed that the students are facing difficulty in submitting online application. In order to overcome this problem and keeping in view the paucity of time, UGC has decided that such candidates, who have paid the prescribed fee through Bank Challan by the due date, i.e., 2nd May, 2012 and are not able to submit their application online, may now apply in offline mode. They are, therefore, advised to download the Application Form<http://206.71.52.87/~ugcnet/offline_application_form.pdf>(to be filled in duplicate), Admission Card and Attendance Slip from www.ugcnetonline.in and also from www.ugc.ac.in. The last date for submitting the hard copies of duly filled in applications along with original fee receipt & attested copies of category certificate(s), has now been extended up to May 10, 2012. *NOTE: It may be noted that all such candidates who have already registered themselves successfully in online mode and have submitted the hard copies of the application to the chosen centre NEED NOT APPLY AGAIN THROUGH OFFLINE MODE.* -- মানস সামন্ত টেকনিকল অ্যাসিটেন্ট সি. এস. আই. আর.-এন. এম. এল. জামশেদপুর-৮৩১০০৭ ---------------------------------------------------- Manas Samanta Computer Sc(H). MLIS Technical Assistant CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Jamshedpur . Ph.No.- 0657-2345112(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Alumni Meet - reg.
by ictk drtc 01 May '12

01 May '12

Hello All, Dear members of the LIS fourm. DRTC is going to hold an Alumni-meet in July. Concerning the meet it is interested to collect the contact details of it's Alumni. Even after a good effort put in, it has failed to know the whereabouts of some of them. Below is a list of the DRTC-alumni with the respective batch-year. Kindly help DRTC by providing the contact-details of the below mentioned personals. *ADIS 2005-07* Neha Singh *ADIS 2003-05* Sarandha Singh K M Hussain Rashid *ADIS 2000-02* Debanshu Shanmuga Prabha. S Suman. S *ADIS 1999-2001* Jalal, Samir Kumar Singh, Pramod Kumar *ADIS 1998-2000* Sreevidya. S Udayashankar S.S *ADIS 1997-1999* Manna Sumit Kumar Suchitra Pattanayak *ADIS 1996-1998* Rajeev K.R Udayaprakash C *ADIS 1995-1997* Wadekar Abhijeet Sudhakar *ADIS 1994-1996* Arpana M Asha. R Rajasri Damodaran Renu Bala Chowdhary Sarkhel Gopal Kumar Unnikrishnan G Vijaya P *ADIS 1993-1995* Lakshmi. R Rajeswari V Raju Jagan Mohan *ADIS 1991-1993* Karthikeyan. S *ADIS 1989-1991* Palaniyandi M V Somaiah K *ADIS 1988-1990* Nandalal Manik *ADIS 1987-1989* Bankapur Vinayak M Karuna Gupta Krishnamurthy. R Mohan. K Srikantaluxmy *ADIS 1986-1988* Aprana Ayathan Choudhury Abhijit Jeganathan Lalitha M.R *ADIS 1985-1987* Gosh Tarak Brahma Panda K.R Rafique Mostafa Kamal Subramanian R.V Suchitra Das *ADIS 1984-1986* Jayanthi Parimila Rao S Reddy Ramesh Kï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Sandha D P Saragin Peter Yan Shakunthala K H Shete Ombrakash Vaijinath *ADIS 1983-1985* Muthusamy. R Rao Vinayak G N Reddy Sudarsana D *ADIS 1982-1984* Bhandari Krishna Mani Chakraborthi B.K Chakraborthi H.S Inder Mohan Shelk Saifulla *ADIS 1981-1983* Afsar Begum Chikkahuchaiah. M *ADIS 1980-82* Bhagavan Ramarkishna Bose Kahailal Gita N.S Padmini B N Pankaja Pati S.M Shankar Prasad Srinivasan R Vijayalakshmy T *ADIS 1979-1981* Ichchangimath G Shivayosi Alphonse. L Bhattacharyya Sikha Kittur K N Poornima R Reddy Umakantha Sambi Reddy B Subba Rao M Thankur S B Vijayalekshmy V *ADIS 1978-1980* Andrawes G.F Deshpande J Kalpana. K Kumbhar S.R Malathi Nagaraj More R.S Murugesan. T Prakash Chandra L K Rao Narsing R Seetharam M V Shyamala Iyer S Subbrayan. P Vasantha Kumar I Virdi R.S *ADIS 1977-1979* Gowda Thimme Gowtham M.S *ADIS 1976-1978* Kuppuswamy S Manavalan.V Rao Nagaeswara B Sasikala N Subeash Dattatraya Shirdade *ADIS 1975-1977* Govindaiah Naidu. R Gowda Veeranna N D Kamal Kararia Ranjita Maitra Saha Ramakrishna Subrahmanyam. T Vijayalakshmi B *ADIS 1974-1976* Gopalakrishna N.K Gupta R.C Kalburgi L.B Leena John Managuli A.S Paul Hare Krishna Wescey G.Y *ADIS 1973-1975* Ashok Kumar Hakim Devarmani S Y Keshav V K Mamadpalli S.R Parvatikar RR Peter K M Spurgen C Sugra Begam R *ADIS 1972-1974* Bankapur M B Basu Ashok Manmohandas T.K Murthy HSS Murthy S.G.K Nagaraja G R Soma Raju Gupta D.K *ADIS 1971-1972* Abraham M.A Basu. Harendranath Joseph. K.S Mishra SK *ADIS 1970-1971* Mookerjee Bijiyapada Mookherjee B.P Parameswaran. M Samba Murthy N Sayeeda Bano Sinha K M *ADIS 1969-1970* Singh Harjit Sinha Manga Prasad Revanna Siddappa H.C *ADIS 1968-1969* Amga H.L Jacob Thomas. T Kidwai A.H Mahajan S.G *ADIS 1967-1968* Bavadekar PN Chakarborthy A.K Chandra Sekhara Sastry K Chitra. K Gopinath M.A Ranganathan T *ADIS 1966-1967* Anandaraman .K Gopinath M V Gupta A.K Gupta B.L Krishnamurthy P.G Sabade MR *ADIS 1965-1966* Bhide M.G Gonnetilleke SC Gupta A B Nair VKG Rao Vasudev K N Subramanyan PVS Wasan R.P *ADIS 1964-1965* Anjaneyulu. V Das Sakti Pada Nagarathna RA Parthasarathy VV Raghavendra M K Seetharama S Semwal G P *ADIS 1963-1964* Gundu Rao D Ragavan M.C Subramanyan T V Sikka G.P Upadyaya Prakash Dutta *ADIS 1962-1963* Arora G.K Elhence Dinesh Rau MVR In case one has any information or contact details about the individuals in the list, please send a mail to ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in. You may also feel free to send a postal mail to: Documentation Research & Training Center Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka. Note: You may visit http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk for further information about the Alumni-meet and ICTK-2012) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by LIBRARY 01 May '12

01 May '12

Namaskars, Could anybody kindly help me by sending a soft copy or a photocopy of this article. Title: Prof. Tirukannapuram Vijayaraghavan Author: Chandrasekharan, K. Journal: Bulletin of the Mathematical Association of India vol.14 (1982), p812. Thanks & regards, Veena -- -------------------------------------------------- Library TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics Phone: 91-80-66953757 Post Bag No. 6503, Sharada Nagar, Fax: 91-80-66953799 Chikkabommasandra, GKVK Post, URL: http://math.tifrbng.res.in Yalahanka New Town, Bangalore-560 065 Bharat -------------------------------------------------- "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship of God." - Swami Vivekananda -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CfP: National Seminar on Public Libraries as Community Information Centres, 21-22 May 2012 at Punjabi University, Patiala
by HPS Kalra 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear professional colleagues, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala in collaboration with Punjab Library Association (PLA) is going to organize a Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) sponsored two-day National Seminar on Public Libraries as Community Information Centres from 21-22 May 2012 at Punjabi University, Patiala. Papers are invited from interested professionals on any topic related to seminar theme by 15 May 2012. Peer-reviewed selected papers presented at the seminar will be published in the form of a book with an ISBN number. For further details, contact: Prof. Jagtar Singh, President, Punjab Library Association, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala. Tel: 0175-3046179 (Office), Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com or Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Tel: 0175-3046179 (Office), Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com, punjablib(a)gmail.com (PLA). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire
by Shamprasad Pujar 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear All, An interesting article 'The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire' points out to realities librarianship and libraries would be facing in the near future owing to digital revolution. The author explains how libraries jumped to the bandwagon of new technologies as and when introduced, but failed to make expected impact owing to limited resources and not matching with the capabilities of big players like Google, Amazon etc. According to the author 'Each of the services we’ve provided in the digital arena has been — or is being — superseded by new and better technologies or by other organizations better suited to deliver services electronically'. Full text of the article can be accessed at: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr12/Coffman--The-Decline-and-Fall-of-th… In that case, in future will we only be mere spectators taking care of printed materials and some electronic resources leaving rest to players like Google? or have new roles for ourselves? I leave it to your guess! To change ourselves to the changing times, there is a whitepaper to inspire library entrepreneurialism available at: http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/18649 Thanks to Garry for his posts. best Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online Traffic Jam in UGC Website
by Ratheesh K 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear Friends, Many UGC Aspirants complaints about the non availability of ugcnetonline website for the submission of NET applications...I think it is due to the under performance and over load (or non performance)of UGC's server at Delhi...As per the latest statistics more than 10 lakhs candidates are appearing for the NET June 2012 in different subjects...I am very sorry to tell that UGC is not ready to consider the grievances of the aspirants , they extent the last date for online submissions for just two days....is it enough ? .....many of my friends are tried to submit the application on late night and early morning but failed... The very interesting thing is that Qualifying UGC NET is more easy compared to the submission of NET online submission... I request, who have access to UGC head qtrs should try to extend the date at least up to 5th May . Regards Ratheesh.K University Library Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi-22,Kerala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy in Thiruvanantapuram
by Veeru 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear all, *REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE POST BOX NO.2417, MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-11 * *1.. Library Assistant .2 (Two)* *Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 + Grade Pay Rs.4200/-* *Qualifications and experience:* Essential: i) First Class Degree, preferably in Biological Science subject. ii) First Class Bachelors Degree in Library & Information Science (BLISc) or Second Class Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (MLISc) iii) Practical knowledge in Using Computer Application *Desirable:* Two years experience in a Library For more details visit website: * http://www.rcctvm.org/carreer%20opportunities.htm* * http://www.rcctvm.org/requires.pdf * -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(a)gmail.com* * * * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries
by Dinesh Siddaiah 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Dear Friends, I am delighted to share this information that, the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and AKELPA are jointly organizing two days National Conference on “Trends in Developing & Managing e-Resources in Libraries” during 25th & 26th May, 2012. The theme of the conference is a very relevant to every type of Library. I am sure this conference creates a great platform for professionals to get together, discuss and debate on various aspects of the conference theme. Conference Theme: “Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries” The following sub themes have been identified but not limited to them for submitting the papers Ø Types of e-resources and its utilities; Ø Mandatory requirement v/s subscription of e-resources; Ø Policies, selection and budgeting of e-resources; Ø Latest trends in collection development of e-resources; Ø Competitive skills and techniques of professionals in organizing e-resources; Ø Tools and techniques in organizing e-resources; Ø Organization of e-resources using Open Sources Software (OSS); Ø Need for management of e-resources; Ø Challenges, methods and impacts of e-resources; Ø Strategic planning and management of e-resources; Ø Provision to access virtual e-resources; Ø Effective usage of e-resources; Ø Optimum usage of e-resources; Ø Access patterns of e-resources using remote web portals; Ø Selecting patterns of e-resources for academic/research pursuits. Who can Participate? Library and Information professionals working in academic institutions, R & D Centers, Corporate and Public Libraries. Important Dates:- Ø Paper Submission Deadline : 30-04-2012 Ø Notification of Acceptance : 10-05-2012 Ø Last Date for Registration : 15-05-2012 Participation Fees:- Ø Library Professional : Rs. 500/- Ø Students of LIS Schools : Rs. 300/- Accommodation:- Accommodation will be provided on request in VTU Campus. Conference Website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com; Registration: http://vtuerm12.webs.com/Broucher%203.jpg VTU Circular may be visited @ http://vtuerm12.webs.com/VTU%20Circular%20for%20TDMeRL-2012.jpg For more details please contact: :- Dr. K.R. Mulla Organizing Secretary and Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, “Jnana Sangama” Belgaum-590 018, Karnataka. +91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M) +91-831-2498191 (O) +91-831-2498192 (Fax) Email: vtuerm12(a)gmail.com, krmulla(a)gmail.com, krmulla(a)vtu.ac.in URL: www.vtu.ac.in -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Deputy Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nangal Road, Rupnagar, Punjab - 140 001. Email: dinesh(a)iitrpr.ac.in dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com Phone: 01881 - 242134 (O) 9779747902 (M) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture at JNU on 16th May 2012 at 3.00 pm , JNU Library
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Central Library Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Cordially invites you to the 5th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic Depleting Archives and Disintegrating Histories Speaker Ms. Shilpi Rajpal PhD Scholar Department of History University of Delhi Chairperson Prof. Mridula Mukherjee Professor Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067, INDIA. Date: Wednesday, 16th May 2012 at 3:00 pm Venue: Committee Room, Central Library, JNU, New Delhi About the Talk The proposed talk is based on personal experiences of the researcher in various archives and libraries of India. It was her doctoral research that brought her face to face with the working of the Indian archives. The Public Record Act which was passed in 1993 regulates the management, administration and preservation of public records. The talk will highlight weaknesses in the Public Record Act in dealing with present scenario. The Researcher believes that various government departments have little clue regarding the preservation and maintenance of the valuable historical documents that are being look after by them. The art of conserving, classifying and weeding out of these documents largely remains unknown to most of them. It would not be an exaggeration to state that the Indian archives are facing a deep crisis as far the maintenance of its public records is concerned. The talk reveals the dismal condition of archives in India. It further seeks new ways i.e. what more needs to be done in order to preserve the documental legacy of India. About the Speaker Ms. Shilpi Rajpal is PhD Scholar in the Department of History, University of Delhi. At present, she is in final phase of her thesis writing entitled ‘Madness and Delinquency in Colonial North India’ 1850-1947’. She was awarded the University Teaching Assistantship in 2009 for the period of four years in the University of Delhi. She has also taught as a Guest Lecturer in Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, Arts Faculty, University of Delhi (August 2007 – March 2009). She has presented papers in several national and International Conferences. Please make it convenient to attend. Regards Ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC SPONSORED NATIONAL WORKSHOP on KOHA
by Vimal Kumar 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Dear Friends, Organisers: Marian College, Kuttikkanam, Kottayam, Kerala in association with Mahatma Gandhi University. Dates: 17-19 May 2012 Brochure: http://www.slideshare.net/vimal0212/koha-workshop Registration form: http://www.slideshare.net/vimal0212/registration-form-koha-workshop -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National level workshop on Koha: an Integrated Library Management Software from 28-30 May 2012 at GIPE, Pune
by gipelibrary pune 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Dear Professionals I am pleased to announce a national level workshop on Koha: an Integrated Library Management Software from 28-30 May 2012. Purpose of the workshop is to familiarize participants with Koha, an open source software. Training provides all the technical know-how to the participants from the installation, customization, backup / restore, upgrade as well as running various modules of the software. Koha is used widely in India as well as all over the world. Many libraries are switching over to Koha from proprietary software. Venue: Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune Koha Software supports all modules of Library Management System such as Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Serials Control and Web based OPAC, etc. The software is UNICODE compliant and runs on any operating system such as Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Solaris. Workshop Contents Introduction to LibLiveCD and Installation of LibLiveCD Koha Introduction & Features Overview Koha System Set-up Hands on training on Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Serial Control & OPAC MARC 21 Introduction Conversion of Existing Data to Koha Koha Multilingual Support Data Import and Export Koha backup/restore Koha upgrade OPAC Customization Koha System Administration Workshop Timings: 10.00 am to 05.30 pm (28 - 30 May 2012) Resource Persons Dr. Nanaji Shewale, GIPE, Pune Dr. Sunita Barve, NCRA, Pune Mr Koustubha Kale, Anant Corporation, Thane (Mumbai) Workshop Registration Fees - Rs. 1500/- only that includes a Workshop Kit on CD-ROM and Working Lunch. Accommodation is available at extra cost. Last Date for Registration: 22 May, 2012 Payment: A Demand Draft / Cheque drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of “Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE)", payable at Pune should reach the workshop coordinator on or before 22 May 2012. Registration Form Participants Name: -------------------------------------- Name and Address of the Organization: ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Email (Personal): ---------------------------------------- Email (official): ---------------------------------------- Mobile: ---------------------------------------- Telephone: ---------------------------------------- Do you require accommodation during the workshop? Yes/No Demand Draft Number: ------------------------------------- Name of the Bank: ---------------------------------------- Amount: ------------------------------------------ Date: ------------------------------------------ Signature of the participant: ---------------------------------- Thanking you Dr Nanaji Shewale Koha Workshop Coordinator and Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 http://www.gipepune.com <http://www.gipe.ac.in> http://www.gipe.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About UGC-NET Online application
by Manas Samanta&&মানস সামন্ত 29 Apr '12

29 Apr '12

Dear All It is very heart breaking that candidates who wish to apply for the UGC-NET june 2012, they are helpless. UGC started online mode of application but from the middle of the last week their SERVER is too slow. Server is not taking any application. There are no other option available for application. Who have already deposited application fee but due to the server problem of UGC, they are is big trouble. Last day, UGC extended the date, but we don't think this will solve the problem of SERVER. Please do something for all surviving candidates. মানস সামন্ত Manas Samanta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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D.Litt. awarded to Dr. Amjad Ali
by intekhab alam 28 Apr '12

28 Apr '12

Dr. Amjad Ali, Deputy Librarian, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh has achieved a rare distinction by getting the D. Litt. degree awarded on the 5th of April 2012 joining the D. Litt. club with just one person in front of him. Dr. Ali has got the degree from Sambalpur University, Odisha under the supervision of Prof. Krushna Chandra Panda, Head of the Department, Library and Information Science who completed higher education in the United States of America. The topic of of Dr. Ali's research was the Status of Digital Libraries in India: An Analytical Study. Dr. Ali has studied the initiatives of Digitization in Indian libraries and after comparison has suggested the policy and the methodology that has to be followed for enhancing creation of digital resources. Dr. Ali presented his thesis in the open session which was attended by the examiners, faculty, experts, university faculty, students and the public. The interactive session was full to its capacity and the intervention by the audience was remarkable. But Dr. Ali with his logical interpretations answered all the questions with logic and supportive data. --- INTEKHAB ALAM SIDDIQUI Librarian New Law Academy Azam Campus, Pune - 411 001 Phone : +91-20-26442068(Off.), +91-9890865605 (Mob.), Fax : +91-20-26435959 www.nlapune.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Information Management Trainees at NIFT-Mumbai
by anand bandi 28 Apr '12

28 Apr '12

The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Govt.of India, is looking for bright and dynamic MLISc Freshrs for the position of "Information Management Trainee" for the period of one year. The selected Information Management Trainees will have an opportunity work in a stae of the art Resource Center and such Candidates will be given an opportunity to learn latest techno-based information processing and dissemination. The selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs 8000=00 to 10,000=00 (based on the performence) per month for a period of one year. On successful completion of the Traineeship, the Candidate will be awarded with NIFT Certificate which will be a stepping stone for those who aspire to be a successful Professionals. Those Candidates who are interested to apply, may send in their complete CV to the undersigned latest by 16th May 2012 on the e-mail anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile : 09892192799 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in anbandi(a)rediffmail.com website:www.niftindia.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Guardian on Harvard Open Access Memo
by Mailing List Admin 28 Apr '12

28 Apr '12

Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:30:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Forwarded Message follows ------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:45:59 -0700 From: Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini(a)GMAIL.COM> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/harvard-university-journal-pu… [image: The Guardian home] <http://www.guardiannews.com/> Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls - Ian Sample <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/iansample>, science correspondent - guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>, Tuesday 24 April 2012 12.45 EDT - Article history<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/harvard-university-journal-pu…> A memo from Harvard's faculty advisory council said major scientific publishers had made scholarly communication 'fiscally unsustainable'. Photograph: Corbis Exasperated by rising subscription costs charged by academic publishers, Harvard University <http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/harvard-university> has encouraged its faculty members to make their research freely available through open access journals and to resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls. A memo from Harvard Library<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k77982&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup…> to the university's 2,100 teaching and research staff called for action after warning it could no longer afford the price hikes imposed by many large journal publishers, which bill the library around $3.5m a year. The extraordinary move thrusts one of the world's wealthiest and most prestigious institutions into the centre of an increasingly fraught debate over access to the results of academic research, much of which is funded by the taxpayer. The outcome of Harvard's decision to take on the publishers will be watched closely by major universities around the world and is likely to prompt others to follow suit. The memo from Harvard's faculty advisory council said major publishers had created an "untenable situation" at the university by making scholarly interaction "fiscally unsustainable" and "academically restrictive", while drawing profits of 35% or more. Prices for online access to articles from two major publishers have increased 145% over the past six years, with some journals costing as much as $40,000, the memo said. More than 10,000 academics have already joined a boycott of Elsevier<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/09/frustrated-blogpost-boycott-s…>, the huge Dutch publisher, in protest at its journal pricing and access policies. Many university libraries pay more than half of their journal budgets to the publishers Elsevier, Springer and Wiley. Robert Darnton <http://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/darnton.php>, director of Harvard Library told the Guardian: "I hope that other universities will take similar action. We all face the same paradox. We faculty do the research, write the papers, referee papers by other researchers, serve on editorial boards, all of it for free … and then we buy back the results of our labour at outrageous prices. "The system is absurd, and it is inflicting terrible damage on libraries. One year's subscription to The Journal of Comparative Neurology<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1096-9861> costs the same as 300 monographs. We simply cannot go on paying the increase in subscription prices. In the long run, the answer will be open-access journal publishing, but we need concerted effort to reach that goal." In traditional journal publishing, researchers submit articles to editors who send them out for peer review, a task that is usually unpaid. The final versions of the articles are then formatted and sold back to university libraries. Open access comes in various guises, but one model requires authors to pay to have their articles published and made freely available to anyone. According to the Harvard memo, journal subscriptions are now so high that to continue them "would seriously erode collection efforts in many other areas, already compromised". The memo asks faculty members to encourage their professional organisations to take control of scholarly publishing, and to consider submitting their work to open access journals and resigning from editorial boards of journals that are not open access. It adds that the library must insist on transparent contracts that prevent universities from discussing in public the fees they pay certain publishers. In a statement to the Guardian, Elsevier said: "The Harvard Faculty Advisory Council letter does not specify any specific publisher. We have a good relationship with the Harvard libraries and have recently concluded an agreement we believe works for them as it gives them the flexibility to choose the titles they want. "We do not believe that the facts in the letter which relate to price increases pertain to Elsevier. Elsevier's average print list price increases have consistently been among the lowest in the industry for the past several years, averaging around 5%." The statement concluded: "We believe Harvard will continue to see the value in publishing in Elsevier journals, which include a range of access options, and contributing as editors." David Prosser <http://www.rluk.ac.uk/node/371>, executive director of Research Libraries UK (RLUK), said: "Harvard has one of the richest libraries in the world. If Harvard can't afford to purchase all the journals their researchers need, what hope do the rest of us have? "There's always been a problem with this being seen as a library budget issue. The memo from Harvard makes clear that it's bigger than that. It's at the heart of education and research. If you can't get access to the literature, it hurts research." RLUK negotiated new contracts with Elsevier and Wiley last year after the group threatened to cancel large subscriptions to the publishers. The new deal, organised on behalf of 30 member libraries, is expected to save UK institutions more than £20m. "The better deals have given us a little breathing space, but they don't solve the problem. There is a long-term structural problem with this market that isn't going to be solved that simply," Prosser said. Heather Joseph <http://www.arl.org/sparc/about/staff/joseph.shtml>, executive director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, a US-based international library membership organisation, said other universities may follow Harvard's lead. "Highlighting the role of the faculty is exactly what we need to do. Libraries have been trying to ring the alarm bell about this for a while, but it's the faculty members who are the producers and consumers of the articles. They have got the keys to making significant change in this market. Having Harvard call this out in front of the faculty is a very significant move." She added: "Other universities are likely to follow Harvard's example on this. If it starts at a university with the stature of Harvard, they will take a long hard look at whether this is something that makes sense for them to do as well. People watch Harvard. There's no grey area there." Heather Joseph Executive Director, SPARC 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 +1 202 296 2296 heather(a)arl.org www.arl.org/sparc -- *Carolina Rossini* Senior Fellow at GPOPAI University of Sao Paulo http://www.gpopai.usp.br/ and Coordinator: OER-Brazil/REA-Brasil www.rea.net.br + 1 6176979389 *carolina.rossini(a)gmail.com*

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Vacancy for Assistant Librarian in Mumbai
by helplibrary 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian at Health Education Library for People, CST, Mumbai The candidate should possess excellent communication and administrative skills and should be able to get along well with people. Freshers may apply.*Candidates from Mumbai* only please apply. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification/Experience and post applied for to helplib(a)vsnl.com or helplibrary(a)gmail.com Ms.Anjoo Chandiramani, Health Education Library for People, 206, Dr.D.N.Road, Gr.Floor, Near New Excelsior Building, CST, Mumbai - 400 001. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online Survey on Social Software Usage in Libraries in India
by Kshirod 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Respected All, I am working on the theme "Knowledge Management and Sharing in Libraries". I would like to invite you to participate in survey which will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. All data entered will be kept confidential, strictly be used for my research. To participate in this survey click on the link: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=socialsoftware Please feel free to share above link to your colleagues working with other Institutes / Companies which will help me to get good response. Thank you very much for participating in this survey. Your time and effort will be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to get good response. Thanks and Regards -- Kshirod Das National Institute of Technology Rourkela-769 008, Orissa kdas(a)nitrkl.ac.in daskshirod(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Associate Director - Learning Resource Centre, Indian School of Business, Mohali
by Niranjan Mahapatra 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Dear Professionals, Working with the Indian School of Business brings forth several benefits - an opportunity to be a part of the growing education sector, a challenging work environment and a wonderful infrastructure. But most of all, it is the chance to interact with some of the brightest minds in the business and contribute to an intellectually stimulating workplace that makes it exciting. *DETAILS FOR THE JOB* * * *POSITION:* ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE *Vacant:* 01 *Location: *ISB, Mohali *Skills and Qualifications* - 8 - 13 Years - Post Graduation - M.Sc (Other M.Sc -Information Science) School & Graduation - Any Graduate * * *Responsibilities* - At ISB, the Learning Resource Center (LRC) is the repository of all books, newspapers, periodicals, journals and electronic resources for the school. It plays a key role in providing the required information and knowledge on various topics to all the stakeholders as and when required. It also enables the adherence to Copyright and other statutory regulations with regard to materials used at the school. - The job holder needs to oversee the development of information, knowledge management systems and databases for enabling the availability of world class resources to the user community. S/he needs to continuously benchmark with other institutes to implement the best practices and also ensure compliance with relevant legislation e.g. copyright, data protection and intellectual property. The incumbent needs to leverage on networking to identify the world class resources to support the institutes initiatives in the academic and research field. - In order to execute the job effectively, the incumbent is also required to review, support and guide his/her team performance on regular basis. - Experience as a librarian in reputed organisations is highly desirable. The jobholder reports to the Director LRC. Interested candidates can send their CVs to *careers(a)isb.edu* * * *Ref:* *http://www.isb.edu/Careers/UsrSiteCareerMgmt.aspx?ID=218* * * Regards, NM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hands-on Workshop on 'eLearning with MOODLE'
by Sunil MV 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

Dear Friends, The educational spectrum is undergoing a wave of change with the processes of liberalization and globalization of our economy. With this tide wiping out the old rules of teaching and learning, the course delivery and evaluation is now witnessing great changes. Faculty members, librarians and system administrators involved in bringing these technological development in an educational institutions have to bear the challenge of keeping up-to-date with new developments in various fields – both in respect of their proven areas of expertise and some others as well. SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore - a premier b-school in Southern India is organizing 2-Day Hands-on Workshop on *eLearning with MOODLE *on May 4 & 5, 2012 at its Campus to bring the eLearning system for course management. The Workshop aims to provide handson experience on MOODLE (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment). The sessions include installation, customization and working with real data. The resource persons are from the Institute academic group and the industry expertise. *Important Information: * 1. Workshop Dates: May 4 & 5, 2012 2. No. of Seats : 20 Only 3. Course Fee: Rs. 3000 4. Last Date for Registration: April 30, 2012 5. Accommodation: Can be arranged at the campus on request For any clarification, registration and nomination please feel free to contact Ms. Rekha Ganapathy; Email: rekha(a)sdmimd.ac.in ; Mobile: 9742722906. With Sincere Regards, -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011 KARNATAKA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices
by G Mahesh 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

>From The Guardian, UK dated 24 April 2012 Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices Exasperated by rising subscription costs charged by academic publishers, Harvard University has encouraged its faculty members to make their research freely available through open access journals and to resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls. A memo from Harvard Library to the university's 2,100 teaching and research staff called for action after warning it could no longer afford the price hikes imposed by many large journal publishers, which bill the library around $3.5m a year. The extraordinary move thrusts one of the world's wealthiest and most prestigious institutions into the centre of an increasingly fraught debate over access to the results of academic research, much of which is funded by the taxpayer. The outcome of Harvard's decision to take on the publishers will be watched closely by major universities around the world and is likely to prompt others to follow suit. The memo from Harvard's faculty advisory council said major publishers had created an "untenable situation" at the university by making scholarly interaction "fiscally unsustainable" and "academically restrictive", while drawing profits of 35% or more. Prices for online access to articles from two major publishers have increased 145% over the past six years, with some journals costing as much as $40,000, the memo said. More than 10,000 academics have already joined a boycott of Elsevier, the huge Dutch publisher, in protest at its journal pricing and access policies. Many university libraries pay more than half of their journal budgets to the publishers Elsevier, Springer and Wiley. Robert Darnton, director of Harvard Library told the Guardian: "I hope that other universities will take similar action. We all face the same paradox. We faculty do the research, write the papers, referee papers by other researchers, serve on editorial boards, all of it for free and then we buy back the results of our labour at outrageous prices...... Read complete article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/harvard-university-journal-pu… ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INVITATION for the International Conference at Tumkur (near Bangalore) Karnataka
by Shekar H P 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Dear Moderator, Please post this information for the benifit of forum members. Thanking you Dear Sir / Madam / Friends, SEASON GREETINGS TO YOU ALL I will be happy to invite you all for the International Conference to be organised by Sree Siddagagnga College for women, Tumkur and supported by Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA) Bangalore. The theme of the International Conference would be KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA (ICKMODE -2013) Date: 17-19 January, 2013 at Birla Auditorium, SIT Campus, Tumkur (near Bangalore) Karnataka- India. The objective of the conference is to bring together all the library professionals to a common platform, to promote libraries in academic and research organizations, to facilitate the exchange of ideas and help to bridge the knowledge gap among the professionals associated with libraries, and to develop the professional competent, and to brainstorm about critical issues related to knowledge management and organization in libraries and information services and to generate agenda of future research topics in the digital era. It is also a unique oppertunity to bridge the knowledge gap between developed and developing countries through an exchange of ideas among leading experts from global scenario. You are welcome to contribute a research paper and participate in the conference. Important Dates: • Submission of abstract of papers - 30th May 2012. • Submission of full text paper - 30th June 2012. • Last Date for submission of final paper 31st July 2012. • Acceptance of paper will be intimated - 30th September 2012. • Last date for registration to the conference - 31st December 2012. For more details please log on to http://ickmode2013.ijlit.net Thanking you With best regards S.L.Kadadevaramath Organizing Secretary ICKMODE-2013 Shekar.H.P. Co-Organizing Secretary ICKMODE-2013 -- Shekar.H.P. Head, Knowledge Resource Center IBS Bangalore-62 Ph:080-26860100 Extn.133 / 134 Website:www.ibsindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Books as powerful tool for well being at home and work
by manoj kumar pant 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Dear All, Here is a book on 'How books can be a mean of decorating onterior and as powerful tool for well being at home and work'. http://www.amazon.com/Living-With-Books-Alan-Powers/dp/157959073X Powers, librarian of the Prince of Wales' Institute of Architecture, has collected a wealth of photographs depicting myriad ways to store books. He shows them in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and home office; in hallways and stairs; and, of course, in the library. He provides some information on the care of books, but professional and student designers will find this book especially helpful for showing how other designers have approached the design of shelving and storage of books. Everyone has books—but most people simply put them on a shelf, neglecting more creative ways to make their treasures an integral part of the interior design. Alan Powers’ witty, elegant guide to showcasing your precious volumes will change all that. Going room to room, from kitchens to hallways, he reveals inspirational ways that books can create character in the home. Stunningly photographed images from around the world display large-scale libraries, as well as such ingenious space-saving devices as enclosed book lofts; shelves cleverly tucked into stairways; and narrow wall-mounted boarding that fits snugly behind a chair. There’s advice on caring for the volumes, technical hints on planning and building bookshelves, and practical, detailed projects. Special double-page features cover such topics as designer solutions and constructing furniture out of books. Regards Manoj Kumar Pant Librarian, Uttarakhand Judicial and Leagal Academy, Bhowali, Nainital, Uttarakhand-263232. 9012226260 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture
by SRELS 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Dear Moderator, Kindly announce the follwing invitation to the benefit of the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KALA) BANGALORE In association with SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE (SRELS) BANGALORE Invites you to a Lecture by Dr. L.B. KALBURGI Formerly, Manager, Learning Resource Centre, PIERC Education, Auckland, New Zealand on COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LIBRARY PROFESSION IN NEW ZEALAND on 5th May 2012 at 6.00 p.m. at Sarada Ranganahtan endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, (near Syndicate bank) III Block, Rajajinagar, BANGALORE 560 010 RSVP: Mr. Rajendra babu - 09880297932 Dr. K.N. Prasad - 09880529534 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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